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i Record-Courier THURSDAY, JULY 2,2015 1 THE CALL continued from page 1 HISTORIC THEATER Your Tushy will feel Cushy In our New SsatsI TB09 Töt St.; BäRfer City'*523-2522 ' www.eltrym.coni Advance tickets now ayaitable at our website Prices: Adults $9 «Tightwad Tues. $6 Matinee/Youth/Seniorj$7 July 3-9 TERMINATOR GENISYS PG-13 John Connor sends Kyle Reese back in time to protect Sarah Connor, but when he arrives in 1984, nothing is as he expected it to be. FRI-THURS Submitted photo Harry Galloway (in center of photo) in Washington D.C. as part of WWII veterans honored. (4:00) 7:00 9:40 MAGIC MIKE XXL R Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life, he and the remaining Kings ol Tampa hit the road to Myrtle Beach to pul on one last performance. FRI-THURS (4:10) 7:10 9:45 When the Marauders attacked Myitkyina they had behind them over 800 miles of marching over jungle and mountain roads and PG tracks. They had to carry all their equipment and supplies on their Disney / Pixar Animation. After young Riley backs and on the backs of pack mules. Re-supplied by air drops is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions con the Marauders often had to make a clearing in the thick jungle to flict on how best to navigate a new city, receive the supplies. house and school. Every wounded Marauder was evacuated, an extraordinary feat FRI-WED (4:20) 7:20 9:35 in itself. Each wounded Marauder had to be carried on a makeshift stretcher (usually made from bamboo and field jackets or shirts) by ( ) = Bargain Matinee his comrades until an evacuation point was reached. These evac uationpoints were mostly small jungle villages, where the Maraud ers would then have to hack out a landing strip for the small Piper www.therconllne.com Cub evacuation planes. The brave sergeant-pilots of the air-rescue unit would then land and take off in these very hazardous condi- tions, removing every seriously wounded Marauder one at a time. The small planes, stripped of all equipment except a com pass, had room for the pilot and one stretcher. At the end of their campaign all remaining Marauders still in action were evacuated to hospitals suffering from tropical diseases, exhaustion, and malnutrition or, as the tags on their battered uniforms said, "A.O.E." (accumulation of everything). We Dig...Working For their accomplishments in Let us... grade your roads, dig your trenches, excavate Burma the Marauders were your landscape, prepare your job sites, level land, pour awarded the "Distingquised concrete, lay rock...with the right equipment for the job. Unit Citation" in July, 1944. However in 1966 this award Grader • Excavator • Backhoe • Skidsteer was redesignatedas the"Pre$i-: Dozer • Dump Truck • Mixter dential Unit Citation" which is awarded by the President in the Residential name of Congress. The Ma CCB#90220 & Commercial_____ _____ __ ____ rauders also have the ex tremely rare distinction of “Our commitment having every member of the to you is concrete” gtmi-MXX L»Z unit receive the Bronze Star." Galloway will celebrate his INSIDE OUT ? For You! 523-6648 Submitted photo Harry Galloway with Marine 99th birthday in October. His son, Dale who resides in Pennsylva nia, joined him for the Washington D.C. tour. Harry said he was most touched by his visit to Arlington National Cemetery and visiting the grave site of Jessica Ellis from Baker City as well as by all of the children who saluted and thanked them for their service. Gal loway and his wife also treasure the quilt made for each of the vet erans by the Northeast Oregon Quilters. A flag which had been flown over the U.S. Capitol was given to each of the veterans, as well. Almost-completely deaf-in large part to the rupture of his ^rd^pj^^IlQvyii^.^jBxpJqsiqn^f Igrg^ sh^(js;jY§Q!f;glp§pitpib>m» Galloway also uses a cane because his feet are crippled from the war and treacherous climbing in the Himalayas. Harry's twinkling eyes behind which are many stories and adventures to share are only outshone by his warm and genuine smile. The cross he wears tells of his faith, and the hat he wears denoting he is a WWII vet eran shows the patriotism in his heart. The love for his country Galloway summed up in a few words as he showed me the quilt he'd been given on the Honor Flight. "It says God Bless America," he said proudly smiling. I Record-Courier is C swwb (USPS 457-720) COMBINED WITH NORTH POWDER NEWS HAINES, OREGON 97833 BAKER COUNTY NEWSPAPER Reliance wishes the community a safe and happy 4th of July! 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Thursday, July 2,2015 Serving Haines and Medical Springs Voice and High Speed Broadband Internet 541-856-3661 Your provider of today's technology with a hometown touch RELIANCE CONNECTS ROOTED HERE REACHING THERE www.reiianceconnects.com Submitted photo Harry and his wife Phyllis Galloway treasure the Quilt of Valor given to Harry in honor of his service. All of the veterans on the Honor Flight were given a quilt especially made for them. Submitted photo Harry Galloway and his friend Al McMillen with a Boone and Crock ett cougar. It weighed 160 pounds and was hunted without dogs. See THE CALL continued on page 12
